Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 2.10.19
SB 2.10.19
Open the full passageSanskrit
vivakṣor mukhato bhūmno vahnir vāg vyāhṛtaṁ tayoḥ jale caitasya suciraṁ nirodhaḥ samajāyata
Translation
When the Supreme desired to speak, speeches were vibrated from the mouth. Then the controlling deity Fire was generated from the mouth. But when He was lying in the water, all these functions remained suspended.